Germany’s Merz breaks far-right taboo, prompts backlash from Merkel
Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an ...
Merkel criticizes German front-runner Merz over migration vote with far-right support
Polls show conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s Union leading ahead of the Feb. 23 election with around 30% support, while ...
Merz Bids to Seal German Win With New Hard Line on Migration
Friedrich Merz’s hard-line shift on migration is a calculated gambit by the German conservative leader to neutralize the far ...
German parliament expected to vote on migration bill that could pass with far-right support
BERLIN — Germany’s parliament is expected to vote Friday on an opposition bill calling for tougher rules on migration that ...
Merkel criticizes leader of her own party for cooperating with German far right
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on ...
Bundestag vote on Merz's second migration bill delayed amid mass protests in Germany
The centre-right CDU party leader sparked fierce backlash on Wednesday for accepting the far right's support in pushing a ...
Taboo break over far right set to complicate German coalition talks after election
The breaking of a taboo among mainstream German parties on cooperation with the far right looks set to complicate efforts to ...
What happened in the German parliament and why is the far right hailing it as a ‘historic’ moment?
In a dramatic swing to the right, Friedrich Merz’s CDU is proposing Germany breaches EU law by closing its borders to migrants.
Far right could enable law for first time in modern German history
Germany's parliament could pass a law thanks to far-right support for the first time in the country's post-war history on ...
Union will harte Linie bei der Migrationspolitik durchziehen
CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz wird trotz der zunehmenden Kritik an seinem Vorstoß in dieser Woche, einen Antrag mit Unterstützung ...
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Germany’s Election Made a Radical Migration U-Turn
The country’s likely next chancellor wanted to focus on the economy—before suddenly betting everything on culture war.
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Family finally regains power after 3+ months after Hurricane Helene
BURNSVILLE, N.C. -- After more than three and a half months, a family on 19W, northwest of Burnsville, can turn their generator off. French Broad Electric Membership Corporation (FBEMC) energized the ...